Close Other Tabs (for VSCode)

Close all tabs and/or tab groups except for the currently active one(s), inspired by the CloseOtherWindows Sublime Text extension

This VSCode extension helps you manage your open tabs and tab groups more efficiently. It provides three commands with customizable keybindings to close all non-active tabs within the same tab group, close all non-active tab groups, and close all non-active tabs in all tab groups.

Table of Contents

• Features & Usage
• Examples
• Installation
• Contributing

Features & Usage

You can access the commands via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS)) by searching for the following commands orby using their keybinding equivalents:

1. Close other (non-active) tab groups

   Command: Close other (non-active) tab groups

   Keybindings:

   • macOS: Option ⌥+Cmd ⌘+Shift ⇧+W
   • Other: Alt ⎇+Super ❖+Shift ⇧+W

2. Close other (non-active) tabs in current tab group

   Command: Close other (non-active) tabs in current tab group

   Keybindings:

   • macOS: Ctrl ^+Cmd ⌘+Shift ⇧+W
   • Other: Ctrl ^+Super ❖+Shift ⇧+W

3. Close other (non-active) tabs from left in current tab group

   Command: Close other (non-active) tabs from left in current tab group

   Keybindings:

   • macOS: Ctrl ^+Cmd ⌘+Shift ⇧+Left Arrow ←
   • Other: Ctrl ^+Super ❖+Shift ⇧+Left Arrow ←

4. Close other (non-active) tabs from right in current tab group

   Command: Close other (non-active) tabs from right in current tab group

   Keybindings:

   • macOS: Ctrl ^+Cmd ⌘+Shift ⇧+Right Arrow ←
   • Other: Ctrl ^+Super ❖+Shift ⇧+Right Arrow ←

5. Close other (non-active) tabs in each tab group

   Command: Close other (non-active) tabs in each tab group

   Keybindings:

   • macOS: Ctrl ^+Option ⌥+Shift ⇧+W
   • Other: Ctrl ^+Alt ⎇+Shift ⇧+W

6. Close other (non-active) tabs and tab groups everywhere

   Command: Close other (non-active) tabs and tab groups everywhere

   Keybindings:

   • macOS: Option ⌥+Shift ⇧+W
   • Other: Alt ⎇+Shift ⇧+W

Examples

Assume for all examples below that this filled circle symbol ● denotes an active tab or tab group, and that the unfilled circle symbol ○ denotes a non-active tab or tab group.

Initial setup used for all examples

● Group 1 │ ○ a.txt ○ b.txt ● c.txt
○ Group 2 │ ○ d.txt ● e.txt
○ Group 3 │ ● f.txt ○ g.txt

Close other (non-active) tab groups

 

Command: Close other (non-active) tab groups

Keybindings:

• macOS: Option ⌥+Cmd ⌘+Shift ⇧+W
• Other: Alt ⎇+Super ❖+Shift ⇧+W

Result:

● Group 1 │ ○ a.txt ○ b.txt ● c.txt

Close other (non-active) tabs in current tab group

 

Command: Close other (non-active) tabs in current tab **group**

Keybindings:

• macOS: Ctrl ^+Cmd ⌘+Shift ⇧+W
• Other: Ctrl ^+Super ❖+Shift ⇧+W

Result:

● Group 1 │ ● c.txt
○ Group 2 │ ○ d.txt ● e.txt
○ Group 3 │ ● f.txt ○ g.txt

Close other (non-active) tabs in each tab group

 

Command: Close other (non-active) tabs in each tab group

Keybindings:

• macOS: Ctrl ^+Option ⌥+Shift ⇧+W
• Other: Ctrl ^+Alt ⎇+Shift ⇧+W

Result:

● Group 1 │ ● c.txt
○ Group 2 │ ● e.txt
○ Group 3 │ ● f.txt

Close other (non-active) tabs and tab groups erywhere

 

Command: Close other (non-active) tabs and tab groups **everywhere**

Keybindings:

• macOS: Option ⌥+Shift ⇧+W
• Other: Alt ⎇+Shift ⇧+W

Result:

● Group 1 │ ● c.txt

Installation

You can install this extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues, feature requests, or pull requests for this extension on the official GitHub repository.